Nelson

Front suspension seemed to bottom out.

My guess is true.

I haven’t read everything here so maybe this was mentioned. The Dunlop calipers have a built in stop to keep the pad backing plate from hitting the rotor when the pad it close to gone. The experience is what appears to be ample braking until you really need it then you don’t get what you are wanting. The cure is new pads. Also, how did you squeeze the pistons in a vise without damaging the center pin that the pad slides onto?

It appears I missed a great show. Is the next years meet actually scheduled? I see a mention of it being in Pennsylvania. If so I would hope it will be in conjunction with the SDC nationals!

I’m starting to wonder. It certainly gets no press here.

Yes. If you have manual steering go with the 205’s for sure.

Stuart. My friend thought the same as you that something was missing. When they loosened the distributor and raised it just a little then cranked the engine they actually saw the distributor fall into place under its own weight. You won’t lose timing as it never disengages the cam gear. There is very little engagement of the tang in the oil pump, maybe an 1/8 to 3/16. There is nothing else between the end of the distributor drive and the oil pump drive gear to get n the way.

Anybody have a report on this years event? Any photos etc.? I wanted to make it but just too many other things things going on.

I’m sure what you did was to drop the distributor in and clamped it down thinking all is lined up.The tang on the distributor shaft did not engage the oil pump. I’ve seen it happen before and as recently as a few months ago when a friend put the distributor back in his R2 wagon and got no oil pressure. What I told them I will tell you. Loosen the clamp on the distributor enough to lift the distributor up about a 1/4 inch but not loose gear engagement. Pull the coil wire so it doesn’t start. Bump the starter a few times to get the engine to turn over a few revolutions. Watch the distributor closely and you will see it drop down flush with the block. This happens when the distributor aligns with the oil pump. Tighten the clamp. Start it and check for oil pressure. Now set the timing and all will be fine.